Columbus, OH

Jimmy Chérizier, widely known as "Barbecue," has signed a peace treaty aimed at curbing the ongoing gang violence plaguing the Caribbean nation. This agreement has emerged from a closed-door meeting among various gang leaders in Port-au-Prince, the capital city. Haiti has long been mired in a state of lawlessness, with armed gangs exerting control over large swathes of Port-au-Prince. The recent announcement by Prime Minister Ariel Henry of his intention to step down has only served to intensify the turmoil. The United Nations has reported alarming casualty figures with an estimated 1,500 lives lost to gang violence this year alone, following 4,500 deaths in the previous year. Amidst this chaos, Chérizier's gang consortium, known as G9 Family and Allies, has emerged as a dominant force.

Haiti's 'Barbecue' Inks Truce with Rivals, Calls for Dialogue as Kenyan Forces Expand Operations

TIME

Catherine Norris reports from Port-au-Prince on the gang war that has utterly devastated the Caribbean nation.

'There Will Be a Genocide.' The Horror I Saw in Haiti

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Hundreds gathered Monday at a Somalia beach hotel, the site of an attack claimed by al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate that left 37 people dead and dozens wounded, to condemn the violence and demand stronger security measures. Al-Shabab said on its radio station that its militants carried...

Hundreds gather at Somalia beach to condemn attack that killed 37 and demand stronger security

Latin Times

U.S. authorities are conducting a search for Verónica Roblero Pivaral, a 25-year-old Mexican woman accused of leading an organization that trafficked thousands of migrants from multiple countries into the United States along with her husband. The Department of Justice (DoJ) filed charges against Roblero Pivaral and her husband, Abdul...

DOJ in search of Mexican woman accused of smuggling thousands of migrants into the U.S.

UPI News

A 33-year-old Kenyan man was arrested Monday by police after he confessed to allegedly killing at least 42 women including his own wife over a two-year period.

Kenyan man arrested, admits to killing 42 women, including his wife

Virginia State

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Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

The release of notorious DC cocaine kingpin Rayful Edmond after more than 35 years in prison has sparked a mix of reactions and emotions. Edmond, once known for running a highly profitable cocaine ring that fueled the crack epidemic in the District, is now a free man, residing in a Nashville halfway house.

Notorious DC cocaine kingpin Rayful Edmond released from prison

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Denver, CO

New York Post

Members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been given the “green light” to attack and open fire on cops in Denver, a federal memo obtained by The Post reveals.

The gang is already tied to hundreds of crimes, including the shootings of two NYPD cops who were trying to arrest one of its members in June.

“Credible human sources from Colorado provided information on TdA [Tren de Aragua] giving a ‘green light’ to fire on or attack law enforcement,” said the memo, from the Homeland Security Investigations office in Chicago. 



“As you may know, we have a TdA presence...

Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua gives ‘green light’ to members to shoot US cops, Homeland Security memo warns

Orange County, CA

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Corcoran, CA

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CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

The Guardian

Human Rights Watch accuses RSF militia of ‘countless’ cases of rape and torture in Khartoum in 15-month civil war

Girls as young as nine gang-raped by paramilitaries in Sudan – report

Violence continues to ramp up in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, with new killings of civilians amid cartel turf wars. The latest episode involved two families, whose members were killed in the town of Yuriria. There were six victims, three people from one family and three from another, and included a teenager and a woman, according to state prosecutors.

More families are getting killed in Mexico amid escalating cartel turf wars

SEATTLE - A new migrant caravan has left the southern Mexican city of Ciudad Hidalgo, next to the Guatemala border, with the goal of reaching the United States before the November elections. The follow-on group, formed by hundreds of people, started its long journey on July 21. As the presidential...

A new migrant caravan has left southern Mexico and is headed to the U.S. border

The Independent

 Mexico’s president took the unusual step Monday of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other following last week's detention of top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at his daily press briefing that he trusted that drug traffickers knew they would only suffer if they stepped up the internal wars that already plague the Sinaloa cartel. “Those who are engaged in these illegal activities know they resolve nothing with confrontations,” López Obrador said, adding “they would go out and risk the lives of...

Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord

The Biden administration has temporarily halted a humanitarian parole program that allows tens of thousands of migrants from four nations to enter the United States directly, following an internal report revealing multiple instances of fraud. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed to Fox News the suspension of advance travel...

U.S. freezes humanitarian parole for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans amid fraud allegations

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador thanked Guatemala on Friday for helping the nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence, but also minimized the violence that drove them there. In his first comments since the refugees fled earlier this...

Mexico's president downplays cartel violence that drove nearly 600 Mexicans into Guatemala

Los Angeles, CA

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L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Tampa, FL

In 1994, Tampa police launched a homicide investigation after 22-year-old Anthony Prevsto Smith was found fatally shot behind the wheel of a Ford Bronco parked on a dead end street. A witness to the shooting reported it at the time but didn’t know the shooter, who appeared to be a...

30 years later, suspect arrested in fatal Tampa shooting and robbery

New York City, NY

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A tribal land feud that sparked days of sectarian fighting has killed 35 people in northwestern Pakistan, local authorities said on July 28. Clashes over a land dispute between Sunni and Shi’ite tribes broke out...

Dozens dead after land feud sparks sectarian fighting in Pakistan

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Gangs fled a Haitian town as Kenya force moved in. But only for a day

When an armored convoy of Kenyan and Haitian police forces rolled into a rural hamlet east of Port-au-Prince amid an active gang attack last week, residents...

Gangs fled a Haitian town as Kenya force moved in. But only for a day

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